Skillet Pasta Dinner - $2.58 a serving
Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-19 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). 1 pantry staples excluded. 1 match is flagged for you to check rather than silently swapped. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.
| The recipe says | We found | Package | Uses | Costs | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 pound ground turkey, 85% lean (or ground sausage or beef) | Kroger® 93/7 Lean Fresh Ground Turkey - 1 LB · 1 lb | $5.49 | 227 g | $2.75 | $2.74 |
| 1 medium onion, chopped | Jumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb | $1.19 | 1 | $0.29 | $0.90 |
| 2 garlic cloves, minced (approximately 1 teaspoon) | Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · 5 ct | $2.49 | 2 | $1.00 | $1.49 |
| 1 can tomato sauce, low-sodium (8 ounce) | Kroger Tomato Sauce No Salt Added · 15 oz | $1.00 | 227 g | $0.53 | $0.47 |
| 8 ounces uncooked tube pasta (ziti, penne, or macaroni)CHECK THIS | Kroger® Penne Rigate Pasta · 16 oz | $1.33 | 227 g | $0.67 | $0.66 |
| 2 cups fresh or frozen vegetables (try zucchini and carrots) | Pictsweet Farms® Red Potatoes Carrots Onions Zucchini Frozen Vegetables · 18 oz | $3.99 | 300 g | $2.35 | $1.64 |
ground turkey drives this basket at $5.49, 35% of the total. The next biggest lines are zucchini and carrots ($3.99) and garlic ($2.49). $7.91 of the basket - 51% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.
- Kroger® 93/7 Lean Fresh Ground Turkey - 1 LB · about 227 g left, $2.74 of value
- Pictsweet Farms® Red Potatoes Carrots Onions Zucchini Frozen Vegetables · about 210 g left, $1.64 of value
- Kroger® Whole Garlic Bulbs · about 3 left, $1.49 of value
- Jumbo Yellow Onions · about 344 g left, $0.90 of value
- Kroger® Penne Rigate Pasta · about 227 g left, $0.66 of value
- Kroger Tomato Sauce No Salt Added · about 198 g left, $0.47 of value
A quick and delicious one-pot meal that is sure to please the whole family. Add your favorite frozen or fresh veggies to this dish.
- 1/2 pound ground turkey, 85% lean (or ground sausage or beef)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced (approximately 1 teaspoon)
- 1 can tomato sauce, low-sodium (8 ounce)
- 1 cup water
- 8 ounces uncooked tube pasta (ziti, penne, or macaroni)
- 2 cups fresh or frozen vegetables (try zucchini and carrots)
This recipe is credited to a partner program (Simple Healthy Recipes Oklahoma Nutrition Information and Education ONIE Project), so we don't reprint its directions - read them on the archived original.
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